Rules


100 Screenplays has established the following rules for the competition:

  1. All writers of submitted material must be 18 years or older, including co-authored material.
  2. Screenplays may be of any length, with no minimum or maximum.
  3. Screenplays written by teams of two or more writers are eligible for 100 Screenplays. Any award won by a co-authored script will be divided evenly among the writers listed on the entry form.
  4. Screenplays that are currently optioned, or have been sold or produced are not eligible to compete in 100 Screenplays.
  5. Screenplays which have previously won the Grand Prize in a 100 Screenplays contest are not eligible to entered into another 100 Screenplays contest.
  6. Screenplays must be the original work of the author.
    • Screenplays adapted from other sources that were written by other authors (such as but not limited to books or plays) are not eligible to compete in 100 Screenplays, regardless of the source author’s permission.
    • Screenplays adapted from other sources that were written by the author of that source are eligible to compete in 100 Screenplays.
  7. Submissions of new drafts or corrected pages will not be accepted.
  8. Screenplays must be submitted in English.
  9. A writer may enter more than one screenplay; however, a separate entry form and fee are required for each script submitted.